Christmas Carols
A Literary Christmas
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Holiday Movies
Reason for the Season
100

No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses ... only this will do!

What is a hippopotamus? 

100

This grumpy green guy learned that Christmas doesn't come from a store. 

Who is the Grinch?

100

Italians believe this witch flies on her broom to deliver presents and coal on January 5th. 

La Befana

100

This 1954 holiday classic includes a song-and-dance routine that Becky and Wendy used to know by heart. 

What is White Christmas?

100

The 12 Days of Christmas ends on this often overlooked holiday. 

What is Epiphany, aka OJanuary 6th, GiGi's birthday!?

200

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart... 

but the very next day, you... ?

What is "tore it apart" or "gave it away"?

200

Santa gives a bell from his sleigh as the first gift of Christmas in this classic Christmas story. 

What is The Polar Express?

200
Druids thought this evergreen plant could ward off infertility and evil.

What is mistletoe?

200

This beloved wizard gifted Harry Potter with an invisibility cloak during Harry's first Christmas at Hogwarts. 

Who is Albus Dumbledore?

200

These amazing potato pancakes are fried in oil as a reminder of the one flask of oil that kept a menorah lit for eight days. 

What are latkes?

300

Where does Dominick the Christmas Donkey get the shoes he gifts to Josephine? 

What is Brook-a-lyn!

300

Lucy asks for this high priced gift from Santa in "A Charlie Brown Christmas". 

What is real estate?

300
In Scotland, this winter holiday is considered a bigger reason to celebrate than Christmas. 

What is Hogmanay?

300

Singing loud for all to hear!

What is the best way to spread Christmas cheer?

300

This ancient Norse holiday was "reclaimed" and "reformed" into Christmas. 

What is Yule?

400

These travelers look to the "star of wonder, star of night/Star with royal beauty bright" as their guiding light. 

Who are "We Three Kings"?

400

After a spirited journey, this miser became wiser, stating "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!” 

Who is Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge?

400

Fruitcake, that mummified brick of a desert, originated in this warm-weather country. 

What is Egypt?

400

This action-packed movie from 1988 has sparked annual debates about what makes a Christmas movie. 

What is Die Hard?

400

This scientific phenomenon takes places every December 21st. 

What is the Winter Solstice? 

500

This Ukrainian Christmas classic has been performed in almost every musical style - including being sung by Beaker from the Muppets. 

What is Carol of the Bells?

500
This classic story set in New England begins with "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents". 

What is Little Women?

500
In Bolivia, it is believed that this animal is the first to have announced the birth of Jesus. 

What is a rooster?

500

Sam Elliot plays a down-on-his luck dad with a daughter who saves one of Santa's reindeer in this underappreciated holiday heartwarmer. 

What is Prancer?

500

This Roman ruler decided that the month named after Janus, the two-faced god of gates and doorways, should be the first day of the new year. 

Who was Julius Caesar?

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